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BioMetallica HK Limited

Company

Description

BioMetallica is a sustainable manufacturing and recycling deeptech startup that utilises synthetic biology to recycle precious metals from various waste sources, including electronic waste, spent catalysts, mine tailings, and lithium-ion battery waste.

Product

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Technology

Through synthetic biology, we have engineered a bacterial strain that recovers precious metals from e-waste and spent catalysts more efficiently than ever before. Our process uses bioleaching - a biological and natural method of extracting metals, but with a powerful twist. We have enhanced our bacterial strain to produce 70% more biogenic leaching solution than its natural counterpart. This allows us to recover platinum, palladium and other valuable metals from e-waste, spent catalysts and other end-of-life products with efficiencies greater than 90% while reducing chemical usage by a staggering 90%.